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Mary McCarty is a columnist and reporter for the Dayton Daily News.

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As a reporter, I have to guard myself against interviewing people when I’m off duty, especially on the first meeting.
Dayton ranks among the nation’s most segregated cities, even as a pair of studies last week found segregation has declined significantly since 1970, and Hispanics are faring better here than in virtually any other market in the country.
Dayton Public School officials say the impending destruction of Julienne High School is the fulfillment of a “promise” to its students.
By Mary McCarty
Staff Writer
Many local families are applauding a proposed change in immigration law that could save hundreds of thousands of American citizens from lengthy separations from their spouses or children.
Seat belts.
It’s 2012, and we shouldn’t even be having this conversation.
It’s nearly 50 years since Ralph Nader’s landmark “Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile,” exposing the Big Three automakers’ resistance to basic safety features such as seat belts.
Last fall, Edward “Ward” Snyder of Beavercreek was battling two life-threatening illnesses, including cancer of the larynx and esophageal cancer, which doctors attributed to his exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.
When Roger Dean Gillispie walked out of London Correctional Institution three days before Christmas, he joined a rare brotherhood.
This is the time of year when the world remembers the celebrated people we lost in 2011. Two very different luminaries — Apple cofounder Steve Jobs and actress Elizabeth Taylor — topped nearly every list.
“Unbroken Hearts” is the pitch-perfect title for Tim Gebard’s new CD — a collaboration with his son, Aaron, that not only captures the record’s lively, life-affirming tone, but also stands as testament to the healing power of music.
In June of 2010, Colton Brown deployed to Balad, Iraq, becoming one of more than 36,500 Ohioans who have served in the United States military overseas following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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